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The Headquarters of the Bank of the Argentine Nation ( es, Casa Central del Banco de la Nación Argentina), more often referred locally as ''Banco Nación Casa Central'', is a monumental bank building next to the Plaza de Mayo, founding site of Buenos Aires and host of major events in the history of the country. Designed by renowned
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in a Neoclassical style with French influences, the building occupies an entire city block and was inaugurated in 1944. With a dome in diameter, the building is a National Historic Landmark.


History

The headquarters are located in the San Nicolás neighborhood of Buenos Aires on the site of the Teatro Colón's first building, bought by the national government in 1888 and later designated as main offices of the recently founded national bank. The edifice was remodeled in 1910 by architect
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to better suit its new role. In 1938 Alejandro Bustillo presented a new design for a much larger, structure, which was built in two stages between 1940 and 1955. The building is also home to the
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, established in 1971, as well as to a historic and
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See also

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Headquarters of the Provincial Bank of Córdoba The Headquarters of the Provincial Bank of Córdoba ( es, Casa Central del Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba), more often referred locally as ''Banco de Córdoba Casa Central'', is a large bank building in Córdoba, Argentina. Inaugurated on 17 ...
* List of National Historic Monuments of Argentina *
Bank of the Argentine Nation A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...


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Banco de la Nación Argentina

Casa Central del Banco de la Nación Argentina
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Bank headquarters Government buildings in Argentina Government buildings completed in 1955 National Historic Monuments of Argentina Neoclassical architecture in Argentina 1955 establishments in Argentina {{Argentina-struct-stub